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 Reading Scripture with the Fathers of the Church
A excellent, well-organized collection of short selections from patristic sources. Be sure to see Maximus the Confessor on "Beyond the Literal Sense to the Deeper Meaning of Scripture." A quote: "The sacred Scripture, taken as a whole, is like a human being.  The Old Testament is the body and the New is the soul, the meaning it contains, the spirit." (Editor's Note: This excellent site is hosted by an ecumenical group, and while we highly recommend the readings from the Fathers included, we would advise caution in reading other commentaries found on this site).

Also on this site, meditations by the Fathers on:

- Advent: Awaiting the Messiah
- The Wonder of the Incarnation
- The Cross of Jesus Christ
- The Forty Days of Lent
- News of the Resurrection!
- The Promise of the Holy Spirit
- The Fatherhood of God

 An E-Catena
From the Latin for "chains" or "links," this site threads together nearly 13,000 commentaries and allusions to virtually every verse of the New Testament by Church writers from the first four centuries after Christ.

 Tradition Day-By-Day
Just what it says it is: a short quotation from the Church fathers and other ecclesiastical writers for every day of the year. Good material for reflection on feast days, etc. By the Augustinians of Villonova University.

 Early Church Fathers on the Sanctity of Human Life
A good selection that demonstrates conclusively that Christian concern with unborn life started in the very beginning. From Byzantines.net.

 The Early Church and Abortion
An impressive array of quotations from the Fathers of the Church and early Church Councils and manuals.

Aphraates (4th Century)
- Demonstrations  I, VI, VII, VIII, X, XVII, XXI, XXII

 Athanasius (d. 373)
- On the Incarnation of the Word
- On Luke 10:22/Matthew 11:27

 Augustine Day-By-Day
Good selections from the master commentator. By the Augustinians of Villonova University.

 St. Augustine (d. 430) 
- De Doctrina Christiana ("On Christian Doctrine" includes groundbreaking sections on biblical interpretation. See especially: Book I: Chapters 1-3; Book II: Chapters 1-26. Books III and IV explore these issues in detail.)
- Our Lord's Sermon on the Mount
- Harmony of the Gospels
- Sermons on Selected Lessons of the New Testament.
- Tractates on the Gospel of John 
- Ten Homilies on the First Epistle of John
- Commentary on the Psalms.

 St. Basil the Great (d. 379)
- On the Holy Spirit 
- Nine Homilies on the Formation of the World

 St. Cyril of Jerusalem (d. 386)
- Catechetical Lectures

 Didascalia Apostolorum (ca. 3rd century)
"The Catholic Teaching of the Twelve Apostles" is a goldmine of early Church insights into the interpretation of the Old and New Testaments. Highly recommended. Kudos to the invaluable Bombaxo.com for making this rare translation available.

 Eusebius of Caesarea (d. 340) 
- The Proof of the Gospel  (Argues in detail that the coming of Christ marked the fulfillment of the Old Testament promises.)

 St. John Chrysostom (d. 407) 
- Homilies on Matthew or here
- Homilies on John
- Homilies on Acts
- Homilies on Romans
- Homilies on First Corinthians

 Pope St. Gregory the Great (d. 604)
- Moralia or Commentary on the Book of Job
- Book One
- Book Two
- Book Three
- Book Four 
- Book Five
- Last Page

 Gregory the Great's Commentary on the Song of Songs
Translated by Cassian DelCogliano, OCSO, of St. Joseph's Abbey.

 St. Irenaeus (d. 202) 
- Against the Heresies (His masterwork. For an excerpt analyzing the relation between the Old and New covenants: On Salvation History)
- Demonstration of the Apostolic Preaching


 Pope St. Leo the Great (d. 461) 
- Homilies on the Nativity (Classics of biblical theology.) 
- Nativity II
- Nativity III
- Nativity IV
- Nativity VI
- Nativity VII
- Nativity VIII

- Homilies on the Epiphany ("A necessary sequel to the Nativity" sermons, says Leo. See:
- Epiphany III
- Epiphany IV
- Epiphany VI

- Homilies on Lent, Easter and Pentecost (The climax of salvation history, as preached by one of the great biblical interpreters in Church history.) 
- Lent II
- Lent IV
- Lent VII
- Lent XI
- The Transfiguration
- On the Passion of the Lord III
- Passion IV
- Passion VII
- Passion VIII
- Passion XI
- Passion XII
- Passion XVI
- Passion XVII
- Holy Saturday
- On the Resurrection
- On the Ascension
- Ascension II
- On Pentecost
- Pentecost II
- Pentecost III
- Feast of the Apostles Ss. Peter and Paul.

St. Melito of Sardis (d. 180) 
- On the Meaning of the Passover